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The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
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{{Stub}}{{Act of Villainy|perpetrator = [[Walther Schwieger]]|date = May 7th, 1915|image =Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-61-17,_Untergang_der_"Lusitania".jpg |location = Celtic Sea|motive = Stop Lusitania from delivering war munitions to Britain (Succeeded)|crimes = [[Mass murder]]}}The '''Sinking of the RMS ''Lusitania''''' was an event that happened on May 7<sup>th</sup>, 1915 during [[World War I]]. The sinking was caused by a torpedo from a German ship while Germany was at war with the United Kingdom. Of all 1,959 on board, 1,198 people were dead and 761 people survived after the ''Lusitania'' sank 18 minutes after being torpedoed. Among the casualties, 128 Americans died in the sinking. It was perpetrated by [[Walther Schwieger]], who had sunk 48 other ships. As of a result, Schwieger was condemned as a war criminal in the Allied press for this event and resulted in America choosing to support Great Britain and their allies and later joined the war in 1917. [[Category:List]] [[Category:Villainous Event]] [[Category:Villains of World War 1]] [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] [[Category:Vehicular Villains]]
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